systems for managing, distributing, transshipping, warehousing and delivering goods of all, kinds, particularly automated systems for managing and handling goods in a sales environment, and automated locker systems (e.g. post office boxes, safe deposit boxes, secure warehouse depots, commercial storage boxes, and luggage lockers); automated data and display systems for facilitating the provision of services of all kinds; and operating software and control software for the hardware therefor, the devising, realizing operating, and maintaining of systems for managing, distributing, warehousing, and delivering goods of all kinds, namely, computer-controlled automated systems and equipment for facilitating the provision of services; lock and key services; shoe repair services; storage and preservation of articles in automated checking or warehousing systems; preparation and distribution of goods of all kinds; performance of services; logistics services related to the preparing, retrieving, transshipping, distributing, and marketing of goods of all kinds and the provision of services of all kinds; delivery and pick-up service and development of systems for managing, distributing, warehousing, and delivering goods of all kinds, said systems particularly comprising computer controlled automated systems and equipment for facilitating the provision of services; renting and leasing of sales systems; said systems particularly comprising automated systems and equipment for the provision of services; providing food and lodging for guests; catering; technical project planning; development of software for computer-controlled apparatus (and facilities) of all types; designing, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and repairing merchant premises for the sale of goods of all kinds and for the provision of services of all kinds; offering and marketing of goods of all kinds and services of all kinds, via communications media, said media particularly comprising telephone systems, Internet systems, radio systems, television systems, and press means