Marketing
Starwood Gets Offer From Group Led by Anbang, Threatening Marriott Deal – Wall Street Journal
Ali sports: Turning Chinese Consumers Into Sports Lovers – Alizila
The 4 Kinds of Chinese Consumers Who Spend $7 a Day – Fortune
China to boost entrepreneurship to drive job growth – Nikkei Asian Review
E-commerce
Alibaba Winning China’s Mobile Ad Market – Alizila
Ma Vows Strong Commitment To Anti-Counterfeit Efforts – Alizila
Amazon.com’s primary e-commerce website back up after outage – Reuters
Upwardly mobile: Alibaba to gobble up 50 percent of mobile internet ad spending in China, again – South China Morning post
Food & Ag
Bite-size options become a menu must-have – Food Business NewsBanking
U.S. Bank insurer approves surcharge for larger institutions -CNBC
Wells Fargo to Pay $81.6 Million to Bankrupt Homeowners – Daily Finance
Real Estate
Beijing seen as gaining ground in battle to curb illegal online lending to housing market – South China Morning post