--- title: Hy-Ko Products Company Blog | Ann Ross description: "Category Manager at Hy-Ko Products
Ann has been working in retail management, sales and marketing, and product development for over 25 years. Ann holds a BS in Merchandising Management from The Ohio State University. She has designed core and promotional displays for the hardware industry as well as rebranding signage and packaging. In addition to hardware, Ann has worked in women’s fashion, home décor, crafts and seasonal merchandise. She has the passion for innovation in all areas of merchandising and product design." --- # Sign up for Exclusive Retail Store Tips ## Ann Ross Category Manager at Hy-Ko Products Ann has been working in retail management, sales and marketing, and product development for over 25 years. Ann holds a BS in Merchandising Management from The Ohio State University. She has designed core and promotional displays for the hardware industry as well as rebranding signage and packaging. In addition to hardware, Ann has worked in women’s fashion, home décor, crafts and seasonal merchandise. She has the passion for innovation in all areas of merchandising and product design. ### Recent Posts ## [Top 11 Ways to Improve Your Hardware Showroom Display](https://www.hy-ko.com/blog/hardware-showroom-display) by [Ann Ross](https://www.hy-ko.com/blog/author/ann-ross) [![TecLink-Blog](https://www.hy-ko.com/hubfs/hyko-hardware-showroom-display.png) ](https://www.hy-ko.com/blog/hardware-showroom-display) --- Retail continues to become more vibrant. Consumers respond psychologically to visual elements and merchandising displays that catch their eye, which ultimately influence them to make a purchase.  Our brains give preference to processing sight as compared to other senses. Lawrence D. Rosenblum, an award-winning professor of psychology and author of *See What I'm Saying*, says that of the information our brains process, *83% of it comes through our sense of sight*.  Yes, you read that right. With that in mind, in-store **retail displays play a pivotal role in driving your sales**. If you create displays aimed to please your customers, you've already won half the battle.  Do you want to learn to create stellar displays that skyrocket your sales? Do you want to drive your retail growth and success this year? In this article, I'm going to share 11 actionable tips you can use to improve your hardware showroom display. [Read More](https://www.hy-ko.com/blog/hardware-showroom-display) [All posts](https://www.hy-ko.com/blog/all) ### **Sign up for Exclusive Retail Store Tips** Learn how to generate more revenue from your retail store with exclusive tips and insights that we only share with my private newsletter subscribers. ### About Hy-Ko We are a leading supplier of a portfolio of products to the dealers and retail outlets of the world’s largest cooperative buying organizations, home center operations, and mass merchants of food, drug, agricultural supplies and party goods. Helping sales growth and success are attributable to agility and responsiveness in the ever-changing retail marketplace. - ![TeckLink rss feed](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/94236/file-372804314-gif/site-images/rss_icon.gif)[Hy-Ko Blog Feed](https://www.hy-ko.com/blog/rss.xml) [![Midwest Logo-07](https://www.hy-ko.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Midwest%20Logo-07.png?width=1296&height=246&name=Midwest%20Logo-07.png "Midwest Logo-07")](https://www.fastenerconnection.com/) Hy-Ko Brands 60 Meadow Lane Northfield, OH 44067-1415 Toll-Free: 1.800.292.0550 #### About #### Products #### Resources - [Terms of Use](https://www.hy-ko.com/terms) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.hy-ko.com/privacy-policy) - [Disclaimer](https://www.hy-ko.com/site-map)