Smiles at Get Connected Shop Aberdare

Posted on November 25th, 2007 filed in Aberdare Town, Shopping

A smartly-dressed member of staff at the new Get Connected mobile phone shop is amused by the sight of a man looking like Dick Turpin the Highwayman, outside his shop in Canon Street, Aberdare. The man in a big red coat with a large horn and bells ‘parping’ his horn in public is a Town Cryer heralding the start of the annual Aberdare Town Christmas Santa Parade.

The Get Connected shop opened only a few weeks ago in Aberdare. It took the place of a former card shop of which, some claim, there are far too many in Aberdare town. Get Connected claim to be the largest independent mobile phone retailer in Wales. The business began life over fifteen years ago, incorporated as a limited company ten years ago, and in 2001 re-branded itself as ‘Get Connected’.

Retailing is never a static business and Aberdare town’s retail landscape has changed dramatically over the past few years. Today there is plenty of choice if you would like to have your hair, nails or toes pampered, or if you would like to buy a new mobile phone contract (at a shop such as Get Connected). On the other hand, if you want a tin of baked beans, a pint of milk or a loaf of bread, the choices are slim.

Today’s consumers demand sophisticated services. And the choices they make each time they shop in Aberdare affects and shapes Aberdare as a retailing destination. As shoppers demand more services – as opposed to tangible products like the foodstuffs one would find in the weekly shopping basket – these services are being catered for in Aberdare Town. Witness the amount of estate agents, travel agents, hairdressers and salons now trading in Aberdare.

What does the future hold ? Perhaps we could do with a few more street entertainers in Aberdare… service with a smile