The invention relates to a device for running a warehouse in which objects are stored in a number of stacks in a storage area. Said device comprises a collecting device (101) with an intermediate storage (102) and a gripping device (103), which can be displaced as desired over the storage area The intermediate storage (102) can, in separate receiving steps, be successively filled from different stacks. The gripping device (103) is formed by two vertically displaceable bars (104, 105) that are situated opposite one another and serves to lift one or more objects from one of the stacks. An improved utilization of the available storage space results by virtue of the fact that only the bars (104, 105) are displaced into the stack space. According to a method for running a warehouse, the collecting device (101) is displaced over the storage area to any desired stack with objects to be received where the gripping device (103) is lowered, and the portion of the stack to be received is gripped by two opposing bars (104, 105) of the gripping device (103). Afterwards, the gripping device (103) is raised once again so that the portion of the stack can be received by the intermediate storage (102). In other receiving steps, the intermediate storage (102) is successively filled further from different stacks.