A method for handling piece goods, articles, and/or packs for the purpose of forming palletisable layers that each consist of a plurality of piece goods, articles and/or packs, - wherein the method provides a single- or multiple-row conveyance of the piece goods, articles, and/or packs by means of at least one transport device in a transport direction, in each case in closed and/or unspaced formation, to a grouping module with at least one horizontal conveyor as well as with at least one manipulator, - wherein the transport device has a basic feed speed in transport direction, and the horizontal conveyor has a basic conveying speed in transport direction, wherein the basic feed speed and the basic conveying speed are the same or synchronous, - wherein the speeds of the feeding transport device and the movement patterns of the manipulator are controlled via a control device that is appropriately configured and/or equipped with appropriate programs, - wherein the manipulator in each instance seizes cycles comprising at least one piece good, and brings them into a target position and/or target alignment within the grouping module by rotating and/or shifting and/or lifting them corresponding to a defined layer arrangement of the palletisable layer to be formed, characterised in that - the method provides at least one method step to form the particular palletisable layer, in which method step the manipulator seizes a first cycle comprising at least one piece good in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner from the closed and/or unspaced formation, spatially separates it from the closed and/or unspaced formation, and moves it into a first defined relative target position and/or target alignment relative to subsequent piece goods of the closed and/or unspaced formation, and - the method provides at least one further method step to form the particular palletisable layer, in which method step a second cycle comprising at least one piece good and spaced apart from the subsequent piece goods of the closed and/or unspaced formation is formed within the grouping module without the cooperation of the manipulator, - and wherein the second cycle, which is spaced apart from the closed and/or unspaced formation, and/or the at least one piece good of the second cycle is subsequently seized by the manipulator, and is moved into a second defined relative target position and/or target alignment within the grouping module, - wherein the control device has information on the cycles to be formed and on their target positions and/or target alignments in order to form the particular desired palletisable layer, and - wherein the control device regulates whether the cycle formation is carried out before the piece goods are seized by the manipulator by means of a delay in the basic feed speed of the feeding transport device or upon the piece goods being seized by the manipulator. - wherein the method provides a single- or multiple-row conveyance of the piece goods, articles, and/or packs by means of at least one transport device in a transport direction, in each case in closed and/or unspaced formation, to a grouping module with at least one horizontal conveyor as well as with at least one manipulator, - wherein the transport device has a basic feed speed in transport direction, and the horizontal conveyor has a basic conveying speed in transport direction, wherein the basic feed speed and the basic conveying speed are the same or synchronous, - wherein the speeds of the feeding transport device and the movement patterns of the manipulator are controlled via a control device that is appropriately configured and/or equipped with appropriate programs, - wherein the manipulator in each instance seizes cycles comprising at least one piece good, and brings them into a target position and/or target alignment within the grouping module by rotating and/or shifting and/or lifting them corresponding to a defined layer arrangement of the palletisable layer to be formed, characterised in that - the method provides at least one method step to form the particular palletisable layer, in which method step the manipulator seizes a first cycle comprising at least one piece good in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner from the closed and/or unspaced formation, spatially separates it from the closed and/or unspaced formation, and moves it into a first defined relative target position and/or target alignment relative to subsequent piece goods of the closed and/or unspaced formation, and - the method provides at least one further method step to form the particular palletisable layer, in which method step a second cycle comprising at least one piece good and spaced apart from the subsequent piece goods of the closed and/or unspaced formation is formed within the grouping module without the cooperation of the manipulator, - and wherein the second cycle, which is spaced apart from the closed and/or unspaced formation, and/or the at least one piece good of the second cycle is subsequently seized by the manipulator, and is moved into a second defined relative target position and/or target alignment within the grouping module, - wherein the control device has information on the cycles to be formed and on their target positions and/or target alignments in order to form the particular desired palletisable layer, and - wherein the control device regulates whether the cycle formation is carried out before the piece goods are seized by the manipulator by means of a delay in the basic feed speed of the feeding transport device or upon the piece goods being seized by the manipulator.