On 27 May 2009, Caltex Oil Australia Ltd. announced it would be acquiring 302 Mobil service stations in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide, subject to approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

In 2009, Bunge Expands its Central European Consumer Margarine Business by acquiring the margarine business from Raisio Group.

Palm announced the webOS operating system and Palm Pre smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show on January 8, 2009, and released on June 6, 2009 with Sprint.

Cora Hubbard, who was 20 at the time, John Sheets, a 23-year-old from Missouri, and 31-year-old Albert Whitfield “ Whit ” Tennison robbed the Mcdonald County Bank stealing a total of $ 589. 23 ( the equivalent of $ 15, 700 in 2009 on the Consumer Price Index scale ).

However, according to the Consumer Confidence Report issued by the city of Hanford in March 2010 for calendar year 2009, as of November 11, 2009, the city now supplies water that is below the federal standard of 10 micrograms of arsenic per liter of water.

Cora Hubbard, who was 20 at the time, John Sheets, a 23-year-old from Missouri, and 31-year-old Albert Whitfield “ Whit ” Tennison robbed the Mcdonald County Bank stealing a total of $ 589. 23 ( the equivalent of $ 15, 700 in 2009 on the Consumer Price Index scale ).

In June 2009 NME. COM won PPA Interactive Consumer Magazine of the Year ( Periodical Publishers Association ).

Supporting interpretations and explanations of contemporary conspicuous consumption are proffered in Consumer Culture ( 1996 ), by C. Lury, Consumer Culture and Modernity ( 1997 ), by D. Slater, Symbolic Exchange and Death ( 1998 ), by Jean Baudrillard, and Spent: Sex, Evolution, and the Secrets of Consumerism ( 2009 ), by Geoffrey Miller.

In 2009 the RF4CE ( Radio Frequency for Consumer Electronics ) Consortium and ZigBee Alliance agreed to jointly deliver a standard for radio frequency remote controls.

To explain what is involved, consider a Consumer Price Index computed with reference to 2009 for just one sole consumer who bought her house in 2006, financing half of this sum by raising a mortgage.

In 2009, the Consumer Price Index fell for the first time since 1955.

A 2009 Consumer magazine survey noticed the lack of range especially in the pet food and toilet paper categories.

In a September 2009 Consumer magazine survey, Countdown was placed third in Auckland, with a basket of 40 brand items costing $ 136, four dollars behind New World and $ 21 behind Pak ' n Save.

The Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka was incorporated by Parliament Act No. 23 of 2009 under the Ministry of Trade Marketing Development Co-operatives & Consumer Services on the initiative of the Minister Hon.

Using the Historical Consumer Price Index for Jan 1913 ( 9. 8 ) and Jan 2009 ( 211. 143 ), the rate of inflation change is 2, 067 %.

In early 2009, the Financial Services Consultative Consumer Panel, tasked with monitoring the performance of the Central Bank, said that most consumers have lost “ significant amounts of money ” due to the inadequacies of the financial regulatory structure.

The Consumer Consultative Panel, in December 2009 said that they were unable to function for almost a year because officials ignored requests for meetings and " we believe it is unacceptable that the board of the financial regulation section has failed to take responsibility for their stewardship of the organisation during the last six years. They did not understand many of the sectors and financial products it regulates.

He was appointed Union Minister of Agriculture and of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on May 28, 2009

On July 30, 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Northup to a seat on the Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ), and was confirmed by the U. S. Senate on August 7.

In 2009, Zippo announced plans to purchase Ronson Consumer Products Corporation, a long-time competitor in the lighter market.

The May 2009 issue of Consumer Reports ranked Trader Joe's the second-best supermarket chain in the nation, after Wegmans.

4173 ( Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 ).

Similar marks have been recently rejected by the USPTO citing a " likelihood of confusion " under section 2 ( d ), including ' G NETBOOK ' ( rejected 31 October 2008 ), MSI's ' WIND NETBOOK ' () and Coby Electronics ' ' COBY NETBOOK ' ( rejected 13 January 2009 )

In January 2009 a task force for visible light communication was formed by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers working group for wireless personal area network standards known as IEEE 802. 15. 7.

As of 2009 Benefis, Great Falls Clinic, National Electronics Warranty and Walmart were the largest private employers.

As of 2009, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning set up a new School of Engineering Technology specializing in advanced technology programs related to: Robotics, Process Automation, Electronics, Communications, Engineering, and Information Technology.

In 2009, he received the Dennis J. Picard Medal of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), for Radar Technologies and Applications.

* Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), 2009

" Building a Responsibility Model Including Accountability, Capability and Commitment ", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ), Fukuoka, 2009.

In February 2009 the UK business was forced into receivership following the collapse of the parent MHS Electronics business in France.

In August 2009, Electronics Arts was considering revising some of Bullfrog's games for modern-day systems, and in 2011 they signed a deal with Good Old Games in order to do this.

In 2009 the GCSE was replaced by the IGCSE in all subjects other than Art, Latin, Greek, Electronics, Italian and Russian.

The February 2009 announcement that Pioneer Electronics was ending production of the plasma screens was widely considered the tipping point in that technology's history as well.

On August 25, 2009, Flextronics announced that it was chosen by LG Electronics ( LGE ), a global provider of advanced digital products and applied technologies, to manufacture 19, 22, 26, 32, and 37-inch LCD television receivers at its Juarez, Mexico facility for distribution to the North and South American markets.

In 2009 Peavey Electronics Corp. filed two lawsuits against various companies under Behringer / Music Group umbrella for patent infringement, federal and common law trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution and unfair competition.

The Sendero Group's GPS technology received the Consumer Electronics Show's " Innovation Honoree " title in 2004 and 2009.

T & M Machine Tool Electronics made improvements totaling £ 300, 000 to the monorail's drive system and electrics in 2009, including more than of new cabling.

In 2009 Peavey Electronics Corp. filed two lawsuits against various companies under Behringer / Music Group umbrella for patent infringement, federal and common law trademark infringement, false designation of origin, trademark dilution and unfair competition.

MagicGate slots are still a part of the default Vaio configuration as of May 2010 ; however, in March 2009 Sony Electronics announced they were phasing out the Sony CONNECT service in favor of Windows Media Audio & Windows Media DRM, though they have not officially announced plans to continue a Windows Media DRM music service, either.

Tripod performed during Microsoft's keynote address at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show.

** Electrical Engineering with specialization in Telecommunication, Electronics and Computer ( new program from 2009 )

An Electronics Boutique store at Ann Arbor, Michigan's Briarwood Mall, in October 2009.

It is one of the few remaining Electronics Boutique locations in the United States, with no timetable on a transition to the Gamestop name as of late 2009.