Apparatus for picking goods, comprising: - a first conveyor track for supplying and removing source containers (41, 42), - a second conveyor track (18, 22) for supplying and removing target containers (50, 52, 54), - at least one storage surface with a plurality of storage locations (28, 30, 32) for setting up a plurality of target containers (50, 52, 54), in particular cartons, wherein the storage surface has a longitudinal direction running parallel to the second conveyor track (18, 22), - at least one transfer device for transferring a target container (50, 52, 54) from the second conveyor track to the storage surface, and - a picking robot having a gripper arm with a predetermined reach for picking goods from the source container (41, 42) into the target container (50, 52, 54), wherein the storage area comprises at least one storage location (28, 30, 32) which, in at least one configuration of the device, lies outside the reach of the gripper arm, and the device is equipped with a displacement unit which is configured to displace a target container (50, 52, 54) standing on the at least one storage location (28, 30, 32) outside the reach relative to the picking robot, so that the target container (50, 52, 54) is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the storage surface into the reach of the gripper arm, characterised by a controller for coordinated control of the picking robot and the displacement unit, wherein the controller is configured to displace target containers (50, 52, 54) back and forth several times with the aid of the displacement unit during several successive multi-order picking operations without the second conveyor track having to be actuated for this purpose. - a first conveyor track for supplying and removing source containers (41, 42), - a second conveyor track (18, 22) for supplying and removing target containers (50, 52, 54), - at least one storage surface with a plurality of storage locations (28, 30, 32) for setting up a plurality of target containers (50, 52, 54), in particular cartons, wherein the storage surface has a longitudinal direction running parallel to the second conveyor track (18, 22), - at least one transfer device for transferring a target container (50, 52, 54) from the second conveyor track to the storage surface, and - a picking robot having a gripper arm with a predetermined reach for picking goods from the source container (41, 42) into the target container (50, 52, 54), the storage area comprises at least one storage location (28, 30, 32) which, in at least one configuration of the device, lies outside the reach of the gripper arm, and the device is equipped with a displacement unit which is configured to displace a target container (50, 52, 54) standing on the at least one storage location (28, 30, 32) outside the reach relative to the picking robot, so that the target container (50, 52, 54) is displaced in the longitudinal direction of the storage surface into the reach of the gripper arm, characterised by a controller for coordinated control of the picking robot and the displacement unit, wherein the controller is configured to displace target containers (50, 52, 54) back and forth several times with the aid of the displacement unit during several successive multi-order picking operations without the second conveyor track having to be actuated for this purpose.