TOKYO -- Every 60 days, Japanese retailers prepare for a major spending bonanza. But it's not payday or bonus day for the office worker but the bountiful day when the elderly receive their pensions.
Shops look to cash in on silver wave of shoppers every two months

While pensioners are quicker to spend, they are not spending more than their working counterparts.
TOKYO -- Every 60 days, Japanese retailers prepare for a major spending bonanza. But it's not payday or bonus day for the office worker but the bountiful day when the elderly receive their pensions.