A device for handling piece goods moved one after another in at least one row, comprising: - at least one manipulator for piece goods, - at least one transport device, via which transport device directly successive piece goods of the row can be transported continuously without spacing in an uninterrupted manner in a transport direction as at least one closed formation into a seizing range of the at least one manipulator, - wherein the at least one manipulator is designed for seizing at least two piece goods from the at least one closed formation in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, as well as for the separating and transferring these at least two piece goods into a target position and/or target alignment, - wherein the piece goods are arranged in the target position and/or target alignment on a horizontal conveying device, which horizontal conveying device is associated with the manipulator, - wherein the at least one manipulator is designed to rotate the at least two piece goods about a vertical axis, and - wherein the at least one manipulator is designed to vary a distance between the at least two piece goods, wherein - the manipulator comprises a gripper head for simultaneously seizing the at least two piece goods, wherein the gripper head is arranged rotatably about a vertical axis on a pivot joint, and wherein the gripper head comprises means for varying the distance between the at least two piece goods, wherein - the gripper head comprises at least two clamping jaws for seizing the at least two piece goods in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, which clamping jaws can be advanced towards one another, each of the two clamping jaws comprising at least two partial regions (62a, 62b) in aligned arrangement, the at least two aligned partial regions (62a, 62b) being designed to be variable in distance from one another, characterised in that - the at least two aligned partial regions (62a, 62b) are arranged in a first working position of the manipulator at a first distance, so that the gripper head is designed to seize the at least two piece goods, - and wherein the at least two aligned partial regions (62a, 62b) are arranged in a second working position of the manipulator at a second distance, so that the gripper head is designed to release the at least two piece goods in the target position and/or target alignment with an amended distance between the two piece goods. - at least one manipulator for piece goods, - at least one transport device, via which transport device directly successive piece goods of the row can be transported continuously without spacing in an uninterrupted manner in a transport direction as at least one closed formation into a seizing range of the at least one manipulator, - wherein the at least one manipulator is designed for seizing at least two piece goods from the at least one closed formation in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, as well as for the separating and transferring these at least two piece goods into a target position and/or target alignment, - wherein the piece goods are arranged in the target position and/or target alignment on a horizontal conveying device, which horizontal conveying device is associated with the manipulator, - wherein the at least one manipulator is designed to rotate the at least two piece goods about a vertical axis, and - wherein the at least one manipulator is designed to vary a distance between the at least two piece goods, wherein - the manipulator comprises a gripper head for simultaneously seizing the at least two piece goods, wherein the gripper head is arranged rotatably about a vertical axis on a pivot joint, and wherein the gripper head comprises means for varying the distance between the at least two piece goods, wherein - the gripper head comprises at least two clamping jaws for seizing the at least two piece goods in a clamping and/or force-locking and/or form-locking manner, which clamping jaws can be advanced towards one another, each of the two clamping jaws comprising at least two partial regions (62a, 62b) in aligned arrangement, the at least two aligned partial regions (62a, 62b) being designed to be variable in distance from one another, - the at least two aligned partial regions (62a, 62b) are arranged in a first working position of the manipulator at a first distance, so that the gripper head is designed to seize the at least two piece goods, - and wherein the at least two aligned partial regions (62a, 62b) are arranged in a second working position of the manipulator at a second distance, so that the gripper head is designed to release the at least two piece goods in the target position and/or target alignment with an amended distance between the two piece goods.