The February spike in U.S. auto sales was the topic that Thomas Rippe and Xu Qinduo at Beyond Beijing, the English-language arm of China Radio International, wanted to discuss with Tim Dunne , Director of Global Automotive Operations at J.

FORBES: Beyond Beijing: The Recovery in U.S. Autos

When asked whether he had made provision for any future family members, the unmarried sales manager laughed freely before admitting it was a topic he had given little thought to.

CNN: November 13, 2012 -- Updated 1234 GMT (2034 HKT)

Hot Topic, in the middle of a brand restructure, reported a softer sales decrease than expected with a 5% drop, compared with an expected 6% decrease in same-store sales.

FORBES: Stores Report Higher Sales In March

For Acer, which rode a wave of netbook sales into the ranks of the top 3 PC makers a few years ago, the topic is familiar and a bit exasperating.

FORBES: Acer Says Death Of Netbooks Is Overstated

Spanning across marketing, sales, support, and even research and development departments, Social CRM will be a topic hotspot for some years as organizations figure out how to integrate these processes across the customer lifecycle.

FORBES: A Packed Agenda On HR Collaborative Technologies And SocialCRM At Enterprise 2.0 Conference Santa Clara

Speaking on the iPod topic, he noted that 50 percent of all buyers are snagging their first iPod, and iPod touch sales are up an astounding 100 percent as it rides the wave of popularity that is the App Store.

ENGADGET: Apple reports fiscal Q4 earnings: $1.67b profit, Mac sales way up, iPod sales down, 'great new products' for 2010

When it comes to the topic of used games, one of the most vocal complaints in the past has been on cannibalization of new games sales.

FORBES: An Inside Look At How GameStop Refurbishes Used Video Games