Apparatus and method for automatically storing articles

The invention relates to a method and a device for storing goods (13), which are formed as a substantially cuboid packing units, in particular of drug packages, in an automated storage device (1) with shelves (2) on which the goods (13), for example in channels (14), in particular in virtual channels, by means of at least one storage and retrieval unit (3) can be stored. In this case, at least within several channels (14) in each case a plurality of goods (13) - viewed transversely to the longitudinal extent of the shelves (2) - arranged one behind the other and the goods to be stored (13) the at least one stacker crane (3) in each defined clipboard position and with their Aligned edges stored in a buffer (5) supplied, The invention provides that at least some of the goods (13) to be stored are deposited in groups in the intermediate store (5) in such a way that a plurality of goods (13) are arranged one behind the other by the at least one storage and retrieval unit (3 ) are receivable and with a single storage operation in each one of the channels (14) on the shelves (2) can be inserted.