Some members received Baby Driver before release date...And that's a Sony
Release date restrictions by a distributor don't apply to all of their releases
Some release can have a restriction and other ones not have it
The retailer would know when stock arrives to them as it would have a notice attached if a release date restriction applies
They then do one of the following
1) Instruct the postal carriers not to be delivered before Monday
2) Delay collection of parcels with the postal carrier
It can still be considered dispatched and send a dispatch email even if they delay collection with a postal carrier
Easy way to know if a release date restriction has been applied to a release
Rep of Ireland Friday is release date for DVD/Blu-ray releases if the DVD/Blu-ray is in stores in Ireland on Friday there is no release date restriction been applied
When there is a release date restriction it would not be available until Monday in Rep of Ireland