Very different here in north Jersey; I remember years ago there would be greeters asking what you needed, but that was a long time ago.
I think it was about ten years ago that I was in a Home Depot in or around East Rutherford looking for some bungee cords to finish a project I was working on with my daughter, who lived nearby at the time. I couldn't find the damned bungees to save my life. Fortunately there happened to be a sales clerk standing nearby. When I asked him where the bungees were he grunted, gave me an incredulous look as if to say he thought I was the dumbest hick who had ever walked the earth, then, without moving a finger, jerked his head in the direction where they were located, which turned out to be right beside where I was standing.
Being from Delaware, of course, I found this somewhat off-putting. Delaware natives aren't the friendliest sort, but you'd never expect that sort of behavior from a store employee. They're either friendly, or they make a show of it.