How about home shopping channels or the Internet. Yes, this may mean fewer items sold in stores, but they have not replaced the hands-on shopping experience. This is not to say that men are shopping more. No, in spite of it all shopping is largely a female activity. Men still shop, but men and women differ greatly in their styles of shopping.
Women are more conscientious than men.
As an example observe a lady buying vegetables. She typically looks over each item carefully before choosing, while a man usually gives it a quick once over before adding it to the shopping cart. Another example is that pile of catalogs that you receive on a daily basis in your mailbox. Women demand more of a shopping environment. Men do not browse as a rule.