They seemed to be thriving in London when I was there in December 2011. Cute stuff! Lots of wool, because it was December. I bought a twinset: a cheery little bright red cardigan with little pearl buttons and a matching stretch tank - but I wound up listing them on eBay later because my skin has gotten crazy sensitive to wool.
I occasionally come across really cute vintage Benetton. I recently found a really sharp-looking black wool Benetton coat at a thrift store, got it home, tidied it up, and listed it on eBay. This was made in Italy, and has a really fun diagonal textured stripe. As I was photographing it, a greedy little voice inside my head kept purring what a great coat it would be for moi. But I resolutely (for now) ignored that little voice, because I have plenty of pretty winter gear.
But that is not to say I won't cave when the temperatures drop, and de-list and keep.