Topshop axes Penguin pop-up to promote feminist book in store

Display for Feminists Don’t Wear Pink was dismantled minutes after assembly, says Penguin

Topshop has apparently cancelled a partnership with the publisher Penguin to promote a collection of feminist writing, with the store dismantling a stall set up at its flagship Oxford Street store in London hours before it was due to open.

Penguin Books spoke out about what had happened on its Twitter account on Friday morning, revealing that the display had been taken down minutes after being assembled.

For anyone hoping to visit the pop-up, after a huge amount of work on this ground-breaking partnership we assembled our stand this morning and were raring to go – however, just twenty minutes later it had been dismantled by Topshop.

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I'm not allowed to say much on this right now but let's just say I am heartbroken and the patriarchy is still alive and kicking... #PinkNotGreen https://t.co/2LuDGO0lZA

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