I'm considering buying CC but need to know does it allow me to store photos taken while on location via a laptop and then once I am back home retrieve them in my pc through CC, thus enabling me to keep memory cards empty at the end of each day shooti

You can place photos in the Creative Cloud Files folder on your computer and they will be synced up to the file storage. You can try a free trial with 2 GB of file storage to see if the system works for you before purchasing.

there's cloud file storage that's part of your cc subscription, File Storage and Quota | CCM