Well, the so-called 'c-store' is partly to provide for those who can't get to the out-of-town, once-a-week shop.

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Just over a third of customers think their c-store supports the local community.

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The dispute centers on whether Chris Burch, in creating his own store chain named C.

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Strolling into a big lower Manhattan shoe store, Tony C.

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C. who goes to the thrift store every week and uses her own money to buy pencils and books for her fourth grade class.

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You should get regular feedback from the end user (B-to-C with the consumer, or B-to-B with the store manager, technician, anyone using your product).

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They are also generally used by men as a store of treasure. (Cited in An Arab Philosophy of History) by C.

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