Police have arrested a man and charged him with aggravated robbery of the Sunset Pricecutters Superette.
Rotorua police detective Steve Allpress said the incident occurred just after 9am today at the Sunset Rd business.
He said there were no injuries to the shop staff and a man was arrested shortly after the offence and is now in custody.
Mr Allpress said the man is currently in custody and more charges may be pending.
The man arrested will appear in the Rotorua District Court tomorrow.