The invention relates to an apparatus and to a method for feeding a group of products of the cigarette industry as pack contents (19) to a blank (20) for a pack (10) for products of the cigarette industry, wherein the blank (20) for the pack (10) is kept ready preferably partially folded, for receiving the pack contents (19), and the pack contents (19), together with at least one other (separate) article, in particular a print substrate (14) and / or a further component, in particular a blank (27), for the pack (10) is fed to the blank (20) for the pack (10) by means of a preferably common slider (31). According to the invention, the slider (31) has at least one means for applying a negative pressure to the pack contents (19) and / or the at least one other article, and the pack contents (19) and / or the at least one other article is / are held in place on the slider (31) by means of negative pressure while being fed to the blank (20) for the pack (10).