** Shares of online ordering technology platform Waitr
Holdings WTRH.O jump ~63% in afternoon trade to 39 cents,
their highest level since late March
** Waitr shares now up 56% at 36 cents in afternoon trade
** Co partners with software logistics delivery provider
Burq that will allow deliveries from several new retail
industries urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw9LwsDfa
** Under the agreement, WTRH will begin delivery from
retailers in areas such as apparel, fashion, luxury, and
sporting goods
** Burq deal is the second major retail delivery partnership
announced by WTRH in recent days
** Including the day's session so far, WTRH shares down ~51%
YTD
(Reporting by Aatrayee Chatterjee in Bengaluru)
((Aatrayee.Chatterjee@thomsonreuters.com;))