Montgomery Ward will close 10 more stores.

The retailer said low sales prompted the decision to close the stores at the end of February. The 10 stores have 845 full-time employees. The Mobil subsidiary, which shut down 300 catalogue stores and eliminated 1,200 jobs earlier this year, said it is considering closing other stores. Stores to be closed are in Decatur, Ill.; Durango, Colo.; Cedar Falls, Iowa; Emporia, Kan.; Allen Park, Mich.; Poplar Bluff and Sedalia, Mo.; Durham, N.C.; Lima, Ohio, and LaCrosse, Wis. A spokesman refused to comment on reports that 50 to 75 staff members at Ward’s Chicago headquarters will be let go in the next two weeks.