A storage and picking system comprising - a storage region (5, 6), - at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) for stacking articles (10a..10l) and securing the stack of articles with a band, comprising a banding support which defines a support plane and on which the articles (10a..10l) are stackable, an automatic banding machine with a band guide, with which the band is guided around the stack of articles and which defines a band guiding plane which intersects with the support plane, a first conveying system for transporting the articles (10a..10l), arranged upstream of the banding machine in a first conveying direction, and comprising a conveying device which defines a discharging plane from which the articles (10a..10l) are discharged onto the banding support and which is arranged with its end located downstream in the first conveying direction spaced in vertical direction (z) apart from the banding support and above the banding support, and a second conveying system for transporting the secured stack of articles away, arranged downstream of the banding machine in a second conveying direction, - a supply conveying system arranged between the storage region (5, 6) and the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b), by which the articles (10a..10l) can be transported to the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) using loading aids (11a..11c, 13, 13a..13c), and - a packing machine for packing the secured stack of articles into a shipping package, which packing machine is connected with the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) via a shipping conveying system, by which supply conveying system the secured stack of articles is transported from the first article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) to the packing machine, wherein the shipping conveying system is adjoined to the second conveying system of the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b). - a storage region (5, 6), - at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) for stacking articles (10a..10l) and securing the stack of articles with a band, comprising a banding support which defines a support plane and on which the articles (10a..10l) are stackable, an automatic banding machine with a band guide, with which the band is guided around the stack of articles and which defines a band guiding plane which intersects with the support plane, a first conveying system for transporting the articles (10a..10l), arranged upstream of the banding machine in a first conveying direction, and comprising a conveying device which defines a discharging plane from which the articles (10a..10l) are discharged onto the banding support and which is arranged with its end located downstream in the first conveying direction spaced in vertical direction (z) apart from the banding support and above the banding support, and a second conveying system for transporting the secured stack of articles away, arranged downstream of the banding machine in a second conveying direction, a first conveying system for transporting the articles (10a..10l), arranged upstream of the banding machine in a first conveying direction, and comprising a conveying device which defines a discharging plane from which the articles (10a..10l) are discharged onto the banding support and which is arranged with its end located downstream in the first conveying direction spaced in vertical direction (z) apart from the banding support and above the banding support, and a second conveying system for transporting the secured stack of articles away, arranged downstream of the banding machine in a second conveying direction, - a supply conveying system arranged between the storage region (5, 6) and the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b), by which the articles (10a..10l) can be transported to the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) using loading aids (11a..11c, 13, 13a..13c), and - a packing machine for packing the secured stack of articles into a shipping package, which packing machine is connected with the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) via a shipping conveying system, by which supply conveying system the secured stack of articles is transported from the first article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b) to the packing machine, wherein the shipping conveying system is adjoined to the second conveying system of the at least one article bundling device (19, 19a, 19b).