Happy new year to you too!
The only big issue that I have to fix in the 2.0 version is WPML support, but there are several smaller issues that I have to look into. And some of them do take time to fix. And I also have to write proper documentation, clean up the code and do some bug testing.
This weekend I figured out how to do the template system so you can easily modify the content of the info window and store listing without having to modify the js file.
I have a beta version that aside from WPML support includes all the features that I wanted to add to the 2.0 version. If you want to you can email me at info[at]tijmensmit.com and I can send it over.
Once the 2.0 version is ready, it will take at least another 3-4 weeks before the first premium version is ready. I have most of the features coded, but they are based on the 1.x code and not everything is compatible with the 2.0 version. So I have to make some changes in the code to make it work.