CCTV footage following the raid at a Thomson shop in Henleaze Road in the north of the city shows a man dressed in a hi-vis jacket wearing a paper face mask. The man was carrying a black bin bag and removed the jacket following the robbery.
Avon and Somerset police said the raider entered the shop at around 5.30pm on June 9 and threatened staff. He is described as possibly Asian or Mediterranean, around 5ft 10 and with short thick curly hair.
Anyone with information should call 101 and quote crime reference 5217 129 718.