Automatic dispenser for apparel and other goods and related methods

A dispenser for storing and dispensing a plurality of articles, the dispenser comprising: a plurality of storage units configured to store vertically stacked articles, each of the plurality of storage units having a substantially longitudinal vertical axis; a plurality of articles vertically arranged in at least some of the plurality of storage units; at least one distribution outlet; a merchandise transfer system configured to retrieve an uppermost item from at least one of the plurality of storage units and transfer the uppermost item to the dispensing exit, the merchandise transfer system comprising a plurality of pickers simultaneously operable to retrieve the uppermost item from different ones of the plurality of storage units; a user interface unit accessible to a user of the dispenser; and an onboard processing unit configured to control the merchandise delivery system. 一种用于存储和分配多个物品的分配器，该分配器包括：多个存储单元，其被配置为存储竖直堆叠的物品，多个存储单元中的每一个都具有大致纵向竖直轴线；多个物品，其竖直布置在多个存储单元中的至少一些存储单元中；至少一个分配出口；商品传送系统，其被配置为从多个存储单元中的至少一个取