• Van de Velde first-half revenue rose 5.2% to €115.7 million; net profit attributable to shareholders edged up to €16.1 million.
• EBITDA increased 1.1% to €27.4 million; EBIT climbed 1% to €22 million.
• On a comparable basis, revenue increased 4% to €116.6 million; D2C jumped 15.2% to €34.2 million, B2B was flat at €82.4 million.
• Comparable EBITDA slipped 1.6% to €28 million; margin was 24% due to one-off costs tied to assortment expansion and supply-chain diversification.
• CEO Karel Verlinde said innovations are resonating with consumers and retail partners, supporting a return to “structural growth” as he prepares to step down.

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