it literally just has no relevance. I wouldn't presume to speculate how long the planning and business negotiation did take, but surely at least a week? But point is she was planning to wrap it up long before the controversy ever became a thing. That's basically undeniable fact.
Since it's tiring to see misinformation:
VOMS PARK pop-up store was announced to the public on Feb 10. Per graduation statement, said VOMS PARK was planned with the knowledge that Pikamee would graduate in March, and would be part of sending her off.
HogLegs came out Feb 10.
Unless one believes the very absurd idea that the entirety of the pop-up store was negotiated, planned, and settled with outside business interests in the scant half-a-day between Pikamee encountering resistance to streaming the wizard game and the pop-up store being announced...
@ToastCrust
As someone who's worked for a pop-up agency in the past in the USA and JP, 3 months at the shortest. Generally a year out though. Products take 12+ weeks to produce, space must be reserved months in advance, etc.