May 9 (Reuters) - Target ( TGT ) is planning to cut

LGBTQ-themed merchandise from some of its stores during Pride

Month this June, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, after a

backlash hit sales of the retailer last year.

Target ( TGT ) plans to offer the full assortment of the merchandise

online but is examining store-level data to decide which

physical locations will carry the products, the report said,

citing people familiar with the matter.

The company did not immediately respond to a Reuters request

for comment.

Last year, Target ( TGT ) was forced to remove some items from

transgender designer Erik Carnell's Abprallen brand, pointing to

an increase in customer-employee confrontations and incidents of

Pride merchandise being thrown on the floor.