Abstract: A method and storage system (1) for storing and order-picking articles (2). The storage system (1) includes a pallet rack store (3) for storing articles supplied on introductory load carriers, an arrangement (8) for depalletizing, separating and rearranging articles between introductory load carriers and transporting load carriers (7), a rack store (4) for storing separated articles as an interim buffer store upstream of the order-picking operation, at least one order-picking station (6), in which articles are loaded onto a destination load carrier (30), and a conveying mechanism for transporting separated articles to the rack store and from the rack store to the order-picking station. Transporting load carriers (7) are used for transporting separated articles on the conveying mechanism. Separated articles (2) are stored in the rack store (4) without transporting load carriers.