A method for handling piece goods being moved one after another in at least one row, wherein - the piece goods are supplied without spaces immediately one after another as a closed formation in a transport direction to a first handling module with a first manipulator for handling piece goods in a first seizing range assigned to the first manipulator; - wherein at least a part of the piece goods supplied in closed formation is seized in the first handling module by the first manipulator and is transferred to a first target position and/or target arrangement within the first seizing range; - wherein the first manipulator seizes at least one piece good of the closed formation in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner; - and wherein, in a second handling module, which is arranged downstream in transport direction from the first handling module and at least in some sections aligned therewith, and which has a second manipulator for handling piece goods in a second seizing range assigned to the second manipulator, at least a part of the supplied piece goods is seized by the second manipulator and is transferred to a second target position and/or target arrangement within the second seizing range, - wherein a first part of piece goods handled in the first handling module at least partially comprises a second part of piece goods handled in the second handling module, - wherein at least one piece good is seized from the closed formation by the first manipulator, is spatially separated from the closed formation, and is brought into a defined relative target position and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods, the method being characterised in that - the at least one seized piece good is preceded by at least one further piece good of the closed formation that has not been seized by the first manipulator, which further piece good is pushed intermittently together with the at least one seized piece good into a first position within the first seizing range, - wherein, after the at least one piece good that has not been seized by the first manipulator has been transferred to the first position, the at least one piece good seized by the first manipulator is transferred to the first target position and/or target alignment and released there by the manipulator, wherein the first target position and/or target alignment is designed to be spaced apart from the first position. - the piece goods are supplied without spaces immediately one after another as a closed formation in a transport direction to a first handling module with a first manipulator for handling piece goods in a first seizing range assigned to the first manipulator; - wherein at least a part of the piece goods supplied in closed formation is seized in the first handling module by the first manipulator and is transferred to a first target position and/or target arrangement within the first seizing range; - wherein the first manipulator seizes at least one piece good of the closed formation in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner; - and wherein, in a second handling module, which is arranged downstream in transport direction from the first handling module and at least in some sections aligned therewith, and which has a second manipulator for handling piece goods in a second seizing range assigned to the second manipulator, at least a part of the supplied piece goods is seized by the second manipulator and is transferred to a second target position and/or target arrangement within the second seizing range, - wherein a first part of piece goods handled in the first handling module at least partially comprises a second part of piece goods handled in the second handling module, - wherein at least one piece good is seized from the closed formation by the first manipulator, is spatially separated from the closed formation, and is brought into a defined relative target position and/or target alignment in relation to subsequent piece goods, the method being characterised in that - the at least one seized piece good is preceded by at least one further piece good of the closed formation that has not been seized by the first manipulator, which further piece good is pushed intermittently together with the at least one seized piece good into a first position within the first seizing range, - wherein, after the at least one piece good that has not been seized by the first manipulator has been transferred to the first position, the at least one piece good seized by the first manipulator is transferred to the first target position and/or target alignment and released there by the manipulator, wherein the first target position and/or target alignment is designed to be spaced apart from the first position.