A 25-year-old man has been charged in relation to an armed robbery that occurred in Cairns this morning.

It will be alleged that a man armed with a knife threatened a 19-year-old male store employee and a 35-year-old male customer, before stealing cash from a Sheridan Street grocery store around 2.25am.

The 25-year-old man from Cairns North has been charged with one count each of armed robbery and assault.

He is due to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court this afternoon.

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