Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an armed robbery that occurred at a business premises in Earlwood last night.

About 9.45pm (Monday 4 April 2016), a man entered a take-away store on Homer Street with his face covered and wearing a black hoodie.

He produced a knife as he entered the store and approached the counter, pointing the weapon at a staff member.

The armed man pushed the male employee to the back of the premises where he demanded cash from a safe.

The employee complied and the man fled from the store with an amount of money.

The male staff member, and a female employee who was in the kitchen at the time of the robbery, were not hurt during the incident.

Police were called and a crime scene was established while further investigations take place.