Where have all the craft shops gone !!!!!

Had a lovely drive over the Bwlch mountains today. It was a glorious day although, still bitterly cold.Went to see some friends at  Tonypandy , also went to Tonyrefail, Trealaw, Gelli and Tylerstown.We ended up in Pontypridd and did a bit of shopping there ,although it's getting increasingly hard to find a craft shop in South Wales -not one to be seen - looked everywhere,is it just here or is it the same everywhere now?