A method for distributing articles (2, 2a, 2b) comprising the steps of: - acquiring of an order for delivering articles (2, 2a, 2b) by an order management system, - transferring the articles (2, 2a, 2b) to be delivered from an article store, and - order-picking the articles included in an order (2, 2a, 2b) into at least one shelf compartment of a mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m), characterized in that - the mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported to a dispensing station (1a..1u) comprising a first article storage region (A, A1, A2) separated by a first separating wall (3, 3a, 3b) and a customer access region (B, B1, B2) and is brought into a handover position in the first article storage region (A, A1, A2), in which position the at least one shelf compartment is accessible via a closeable opening (4, 4a, 4b) in the first separating wall (3, 3a, 3b), and - an article dispensing system receives a request to pick up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) by a person or a machine (38, 44) associated with the person and a) releases the closeable opening (4, 4a, 4b) if said person or said machine (38, 44) is authorized for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) or b) a loading robot takes the articles (2, 2a, 2b) to be delivered out of the at least one shelf compartment and loads them into said machine (38, 44), if said person or said machine (38, 44) is authorized for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b), wherein the loaded mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported into the handover position with the help of an industrial truck (17a..17d, 31, 33a, 33b), and wherein the loaded mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported, with the help of the industrial truck (17a..17d, 31, 33a, 33b), into a second article storage region (G1..G5) located away from said first separating wall (3, 3a, 3b) and is brought into the handover position from there when the article dispensing system receives a relevant request for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) located inside the mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m). - acquiring of an order for delivering articles (2, 2a, 2b) by an order management system, - transferring the articles (2, 2a, 2b) to be delivered from an article store, and - order-picking the articles included in an order (2, 2a, 2b) into at least one shelf compartment of a mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m), characterized in that - the mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported to a dispensing station (1a..1u) comprising a first article storage region (A, A1, A2) separated by a first separating wall (3, 3a, 3b) and a customer access region (B, B1, B2) and is brought into a handover position in the first article storage region (A, A1, A2), in which position the at least one shelf compartment is accessible via a closeable opening (4, 4a, 4b) in the first separating wall (3, 3a, 3b), and - an article dispensing system receives a request to pick up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) by a person or a machine (38, 44) associated with the person and a) releases the closeable opening (4, 4a, 4b) if said person or said machine (38, 44) is authorized for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) or b) a loading robot takes the articles (2, 2a, 2b) to be delivered out of the at least one shelf compartment and loads them into said machine (38, 44), if said person or said machine (38, 44) is authorized for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b), wherein the loaded mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported into the handover position with the help of an industrial truck (17a..17d, 31, 33a, 33b), and wherein the loaded mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m) is transported, with the help of the industrial truck (17a..17d, 31, 33a, 33b), into a second article storage region (G1..G5) located away from said first separating wall (3, 3a, 3b) and is brought into the handover position from there when the article dispensing system receives a relevant request for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) located inside the mobile shelf unit (7, 7a..7m). a) releases the closeable opening (4, 4a, 4b) if said person or said machine (38, 44) is authorized for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b) or b) a loading robot takes the articles (2, 2a, 2b) to be delivered out of the at least one shelf compartment and loads them into said machine (38, 44), if said person or said machine (38, 44) is authorized for picking up the articles (2, 2a, 2b),