In a Home Depot careful attention has been given to creating an environment similar to most garages, only on a grand scale. Men like to be surrounded by junk. In a Nordstrom's, soft piano music is played. In a Home Depot the only sound is the intercom seeking a cashier. In a Nordstrom's, the women are dressed fairly well.
Women like to inhabit clean environments.
Men are comfortable around dirt. Occasionally one will see a man following a woman around in a Nordstrom's, looking bewildered. More often, one will see women shopping in a Home Depot. Some women think like men.