Three youths snatched £40 from a Wickford newsagents' till before speeding off in a car.
The trio stole the money from Dillons, in Southend Road, and got away in a red Ford Escort.
One of the youths was slim, white, and around 18 years old.
He had stubble on his chin and was wearing black jeans, a black woolly hat and white trainers.
The other two men wore dark tops.
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