Opening a grocery store requires a business license and a food business license.

Legal basis:

Regulations of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Individual Industrial and Commercial Households

Article 2 Citizens with operational ability refer to individual industrial and commercial households registered by the administrative department for industry and commerce in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.

Article 8 Anyone who applies for registration as an individual industrial and commercial household shall apply to the registration authority where the business premises are located. The applicant shall submit an application for registration, identity certificate and proof of business premises.

The registered items of individual industrial and commercial households include the name and domicile, composition, business scope and business premises of the operators. Individual industrial and commercial households use the name, with the name as a registered item.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Food Safety Law Article 35 The State implements a licensing system for food production and marketing. Engaged in food production, food sales, catering services, shall obtain a license according to law. However, the sale of edible agricultural products does not require a license.