The hooded attacker reportedly demanded that workers open the safe and hand over the money, which included pounds and foreign currency, stashed inside, according to the Chester Chronicle.
He also had a female accomplice who waited outside the store during the raid.
A police hunt is now under way to try to find the culprits, with a helicopter called in to aid in the search.
Detective constable Gary Morris said: “We are currently following a number of lines of enquiry in relation to this incident.
Travel agents threatened by blade-wielding robber
High street
Sophie Griffiths
12 August 2016
Staff at a Thomas Cook travel agency in Frodsham were threatened by a blade-wielding robber yesterday, before he made off with cash.
The 40-year-old was allegedly shot in Cape Town's Nyanga township
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