** Alkaline water producer's shares WTER.O rise 6.5% to
$1.64 - on course to rise for the sixth session in seven
** WTER launches direct-to-consumer website to sell
Alkaline88 and A88 water bottles as well as aluminum bottles, to
cash in on the recent rise in demand for products online
** Over the last three months, company's e-commerce sales
have increased by over 3,200% from this time last year, says
WTER CEO Richard Wright urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nGNX6wCjK3
** WTER already sells hemp-derived cannabidiol topical and
ingestible products on a different website
** Including session's move, shares up 30% this year
(Reporting by Praveen Paramasivam in Bengaluru)
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