Opened in 1883, Mast General Store provides a range of traditional mercantile goods, clothing, footwear and outdoor gear. The store operates several locations in North Carolina and South Carolina. It provides a collection of body care products, including ointments, soaps, lotions and lip balms. Mast General Store offers various children s books, cookbooks, journals, travel guides and maps. The store s product list also includes candies, such as caramels, nuts, mints, jelly beans, and hard, hot and chocolate candies. Its food section provides muffins, sauces, dips, honey, pickles, jams, sweets, and fruit and nut syrups. Mast General Store additionally offers a range of accessories, fleece, outerwear and sleepwear for men, women and children. The store maintains a location in Knoxville, Tenn.