To provide automatic storage and retrieval facilities offering shorter cycle time.

Shelves 5 having a plurality of section storage spaces 6 are formed with each of the section storage spaces 6 capable of storing a plurality of cargoes 2a, 2b in the direction of the depth. A delivery device 10 freely travelling on a fixed passage 1 along the front faces of the shelves 5 is provided with delivery tools 15A, 15B movable in and out of the section storage spaces 6 in plural places. Portions of the delivery tools 15A, 15B in at least one place are provided with cargo positioning means 16A, 16B. Delivery out of the cargoes 2b on the side of the shelf rear faces, stored in the section storage spaces 6, can be performed in shorter cycle time without once transferring the cargoes 2a on the side of the shelf front faces to other places and disordering (shifting) the center of goods of the cargoes 2a on the side of the shelf front faces from the reference center of the section storage spaces 6, resulting in more working efficiency as a whole.