CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co. has appointed Lyn Miller district manager of the Lowcountry District, responsible for managing the operations of 14 company and four independent stores.

Piggly Wiggly has, in recent years, downsized into more of a local grocery store; It has around 500 stores in just 18 states, down from its peak of over 2,600 stores in the 1930s. Its supermarkets ...