Customers will still take care of their vehicles. There may be less in the traditional DIY but an increase in accessories. And those are the things that look nice in your store. It's hard to make a display of brake pads and make it look exciting. The internet is no substitute for a person going in and looking at the product and looking in the eyes of the person selling the product.
Females are an important part of the buying population.
For years we didn't realize this. We confined their presence in our stores to calendars. We got smarter. We discovered they had money, cars, intelligence, and could be part of the market. Build your future customers.