Gold Coast Detectives are investigating the attempted armed robbery of a convenience store at Southport overnight.
Around 9.20pm a man entered the Scarborough Street business armed with a knife and made demands for money from the male store employee.
The store employee picked up a bin near the counter and moved towards the offender forcing him backwards out of the store. The offender fled empty handed.
The offender is described as Caucasian and was wearing a black hoodie top, jeans and had a light coloured bandanna around the lower part of his face.
No one was physically injured during the incident.
Investigations are continuing.