Well duh. Plus it's irreversible. Why would you not accept bitcoin? Even if you exchange it right away to fiat it's only costing you a total of half of a percent or so. That's dirt cheap for accepting money!!
You would not accept it because of this:
Overstock Reports Over $100k in Crypto Losses for Q1 2015
http://www.coindesk.com/overstock-reports-over-100k-in-bitcoin-losses-for-q1-2015/Here a are couple of main reasons retailers do not take Bitcoins.
1- They are still difficult to deal with. You have to figure out how to accept them, where to store them and where and how to turn them back into fiat currency.
Retailers do not want to sit down and study this all and figure it out they just want systems that will take a payment. 6-seconds done..
2- Much of the gateway technology is new. New technology means bugs, problems, lag time, learning time, failed experiments, bankrupt companies, etc. Retailers just want proven stuff to plug in and go.
3- Bitcoin is unstable. It can lose 10% in one day. Retailers have tight margins 10% can make or break the profit in a sale for many.
The big reason WHY ? Why would a retailer go tru the extra trouble .. ? You have a few devoted Bitcoin fans and you have some of the IT crowd exploring it but as far as mainstream it needs to be easy and worthwhile.
People do not go out of their way just to make life hard for no reason. Especially when it comes to $$$. In the world of retail the payment is the final end of the line. It needs to be as easy and flawless as possible.
Bitcion need better apps, less fees and become more stable to start with.
1) Non of the retailers listed above are taking bitcoins.
In the main article you should read the line about partnering with coincheck.com.
You pay with bitcoins but they are immediately exchanged in fiat.
It poses no risk to the store.
2. The technology is already 3-4 years old when it comes to payments , no problems there.
3. See point 1.
